Projected Pleasure (5 page)

“You know I’ve had the cravings since I was pregnant with Demetri, but they stopped after I had him, until two months ago.”

“Yes, that’s when we took you to the doctor. How often have you been eating the meat since then? Once a week, less than that?”

Heaviness settled into her stomach. Well, this was it. There was no turning back after she opened her mouth. God, she really hoped she wouldn’t come to regret this.

“Every night, sometimes twice a night.”

“No…impossible.” Zachary shook his head, stunned.

“And the mood swings. I don’t think they’re postpartum depression, Zachary. I have so much anger that I feel like I’m going to go crazy with it. It’s not normal. Maybe some of it might have something to do with hormones, but not all of what’s happening. And the twisting I can feel in my body when the anger becomes unbearable feels like it’s going to break me to pieces. I’m constantly aching.”

“Stop, Marley.” Zachary stared down at the comforter. Slowly, he looked back up at her. “I’m not even sure you’ll make it past this full
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moon. Jesus,” he whispered. “Why didn’t you tell me? I could have helped you, been there, something.”

“You have been there for me.”

Zachary glared at her. “That’s not what I mean, Marley. I’m your husband. You have to let me be one. If you continue to keep things from me, then how am I supposed to take care of you? That’s what husbands do.”

Seeing him upset, Marley eased her arms around his neck. “I won’t keep anything from you anymore. I promise. But can you tell me one thing?”

“What, love?” He laid her down next to him and cradled her in his arms. She let his smell sweep over her, relaxing her body to fit perfectly against his.

“Why am I so aroused? I almost can’t control it.”

Zachary laughed. “How could I forget? You were about ready to ravage me. It happens before a full moon, but you learn to control the urges. Just to be safe, I think we should satisfy yours, slowly, of course.”

A smile pulled at her lips. “Oh yes, of course. We shall go as slow as you want. Let’s just go, if you know what I mean.”

* * * *

Zachary could feel the impatience in Marley. He was angry at himself for not seeing it before. The lycanthropy was staring him in the face and he wouldn’t let himself believe it. Jordan had even acknowledged it. Jesus! His wife was a werewolf. He never thought he’d see the day.

Marley’s kicked off their covers, and her scent poured over him.

His lips instantly found hers in a crushing blow. He’d been fighting it all day, but not anymore. She wasn’t frail, not even close. The force he used to try moving his hand earlier hadn’t even caused her to break a sweat. She was possibly even stronger than him, which was
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ridiculous but true. She hadn’t even shifted, yet there was no denying how hard he had tried to break her hold.

A moan brought him back to reality. Nails bit into his back while he forced Marley on her back. She put up a small fight, obviously not sure what she wanted. Her body wrapped around him, clinging tightly.

Tracing her folds, wetness greeted him. His fingertips teased her, pushing into her opening only a fraction while he rubbed his thumb across her clit.

“No teasing, Zachary. That’s not nice.”

He plunged two of his fingers inside of her, hitting her G-spot at the depth. “Is that better? If you wanted it deep, all you had to do was ask.”

“Yes,” she breathed heavily. “More.”

“More, what? Tell me, Marley.”

“Go faster.”

Zachary slid his arm around her lower back, arching it while he pushed his fingers deep and fast like she wanted. He drank in her moans, which quickly turned into screams inside of his mouth as she tightened around him. Spasms rocked her body, and he quickly moved down to take in her release.

The scent that greeted him nearly knocked him out. Since the morning, the strength had increased, double. It was the strongest aphrodisiac, the most enticing smell he’d ever come across. He growled, burying face into her pussy.

Marley’s taste froze his senses, almost making him lose his breath. If she hadn’t displayed her strength earlier, then he would have known the moment he tasted her. It was like nothing he’d ever come across before. There were still traces of her, yet they were multiplied. As realization dawned, he could feel his eyes open wide.

She tasted of an alpha. The shock hit him square to his toes.

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The probing of Zachary’s tongue was driving her crazy. “Zachary, enough. Make love to me. I can’t take it anymore.”

His tongue buried farther, making her moan deep in her throat.

The insides of her stomach twisted painfully. Another orgasm was coming. She could feel it building.

“Zachary, please.”

Slowly, he lifted, revealing blue-green eyes that burned brightly.

The color was glowing even in the light. She’d only seen it do that once, and she’d never forget that day. It was the moment he came out of the forest in North Carolina when Jordan fled the car. Cole’s eyes had done the same thing after he tasted her, too.

“You want me to make love to you, Marley?”

“Yes,” she whispered.

He moved up her body, trailing kisses along her stomach and between her breasts. Heat encased her nipple as he sucked one of them into his mouth. She forgot all about his glowing eyes and drifted into the heavenly sensation.

“Now,” she pleaded.

Thickness pushed against her opening while his cock slid inside.

Just at the feeling of how completely he filled her, her eyes rolled back in pleasure.

“Is this what you wanted?”

“Yes.” She moaned, arching her back to bring him deeper.

The thrusts began to increase in pace once Zachary filled her. He went faster and harder than he’d ever been with her before. Marley could feel her stomach doing weird things as her orgasm approached.

The twisting feeling was back and continued to get worse. She needed more control.

With a push from her leg, she flipped her and Zachary over. The shock filling his face only lasted for a moment. When she began to ride his cock, the tense muscles relaxed.

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Marley kept a fast but steady rhythm. Over and over, she caressed her G-spot with Zachary’s tip until she was sure she was going to explode. Opening her eyes, she looked down into his face. The pleasure lining his features was enough to bring her over the edge into ecstasy. The moment she finished, he lifted her off, shooting his cum all across his stomach.

They both breathed heavily while they fought for air. He stood, staring down at her. “Tomorrow, we test you just like we would any other new werewolf. Your strength is amazing. We’ll see just how amazing in the morning.” With that said he walked into the restroom.

Marley sat staring at the door long after he turned the water on. Tests?

Why didn’t she have a good feeling about this?

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The dark scenery passed as Cole watched from the back passenger window of the SUV. But he couldn’t focus on anything besides Marley. Sighing, he lay down on the seat, staring at the ceiling. Her scent, her taste, everything about her consumed him. Not to mention her being sick worried him to death.

The last thing he wanted to do was leave her, but he’d been ordered to find a mate, and find a mate he would. Even if finding her caused him to settle for someone he originally would not have chosen.

All he wanted was to get back to Marley.

The tightness in his shoulder made his eyebrows crease. The shirt stretched easily in his hand while he pulled it over to the side to get a view of Marley’s tiny teeth marks. Something about her biting him caused his instant release. With him being a werewolf, he loved to be bitten by lovers, but he hadn’t taken Marley for the biting type. She’d never done it in all of the times they’d been together.

Smiling, he ran his fingertip over the indentions. He hadn’t really paid attention to it before. Things happened so fast. He had never felt fear grip him so dramatically as it did the second Marley had slipped into unconsciousness. He dressed them both faster than he thought possible and rushed for Zachary. Both of their concerns would have placed Marley in a hospital if not for Kylie convincing them otherwise.

Cole closed his eyes, continuing to caress the bite marks repeatedly. Suddenly, he could feel his body slipping into the stage between unconsciousness and being awake. Zachary taught him to go here whenever he wanted to project. He figured now was the perfect
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time to check on Marley. At least he could see if she was all right without her knowing.

Picturing the image of her face, the pull on the middle of his stomach began to lift him upward. He could see his physical body still lying there beneath him. With a smile, he felt himself pulled into her bedroom almost instantly.

The darkness surrounded the room, but he could see perfectly. Her body lay there so peacefully, so beautiful. He loomed above her, brushing his hand along her cheek.

“Do you know I’ve loved you from the moment I saw you step around Zachary at the grocery store? You looked so beautiful when you looked up at me, shocked. You literally took my breath away.”

Her body stirred beneath his touch, although he was positive she couldn’t hear him. Leaning closer to her face, he studied her features.

Every curve, every definition, he already knew by heart, but he could look at her forever.

“I was wondering when you would pay me a visit. Although, I expected you would be searching for you mate.”

Cole turned around to see her walking across the room in a red silk nightgown. But the closer he looked he realized she wasn’t walking at all. She floated above the floor, the gown billowing and swaying around her with every move of her hips.

“What are you doing here? How often do you project?” Cole asked, shocked.

“I project almost every time I fall asleep. It’s something I can’t control lately. Zachary is usually here with me, but he was pretty tired tonight, so I don’t think he’ll be joining us.”

“Are you all right? I was worried. I’m sorry I couldn’t stay away.

The need to see you drove me crazy. I just had to check to make sure you were okay.”

She floated before him. He looked down into her face, feeling a pull to embrace her in his arms. Her smile was dazzling. The breath completely left him.

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“I’m fine, as you can see. Actually, I feel better than fine. I’m outstanding.” He watched her smile slowly fade away. “Cole, why aren’t you looking for a mate? Would you like me to help you?”

A sigh left his lips. Why was everyone worried about him finding a mate? Couldn’t he just stay there with them? Yes, he wanted children, but it wasn’t a priority on his list. He still had plenty of time.

“No, Marley. I don’t need help.”

Her face studied his until he felt his chest ache. The need to leave and to stay tore at him. He wanted to be here with her, but not if all she wanted to do was pawn him off on someone else.

“You seem upset.” She wrapped her arms around his waist, and it took everything he had to hold in a groan from her firm breasts pushing against him. His hands hovered midair. Would touching her be his undoing? The control he had over body slipped with every second that passed. Giving in, he felt his fingers grip into the soft flesh of her back.

“I was just worried. I’m not upset. Why don’t you try to go back to sleep, Marley. If you want, I’ll watch over you tonight.”

Her eyes looked up into his, and a smile transformed her face. The hardness of his cock almost made him double over.

“There are better things than sleep. We could continue where we left off.”

Cole could feel himself start to shake. Nothing more would make him happier than to pleasure Marley’s body, but not if it endangered her.

“You’re sick.”

“I am not sick! I wish people would stop saying that.”

She jerked back and her form began fading. Her connection grew weak with the anger she experienced. Panic left him pausing for words to say.

“All right, you’re not sick. Don’t leave me, Marley. Please, don’t leave.”

“No, Cole I’m serious, I’m not sick. I’m…” She trailed off.

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“If you say you’re not sick, I believe you. Just come back to me.”

He reached for her, pulling her close. The solidness of her body amazed him. The fading stopped, and she was as human as if they were truly together.

“Let me please you, just one more time.”

Marley laughed. “Didn’t we say that last time? Seriously, I’m not myself right now, Cole. We shouldn’t do this. You need to experience this with your mate. Not with me.”

The words tore at Cole’s heart. Dammit! He wanted
her
as his mate. No one else would do. Why did everything have to be so complicated?

“One more time, Marley, and I swear I’ll really look for someone.”

As he studied her face, he noticed her eyes narrowed at him. “All right. One more time and then you look for a mate,” she whispered.

Cole’s lips lowered to hers, kissing her passionately. The taste that filled his mouth swamped his senses. He originally planned on taking things slow, but something inside of him broke, pulling all of his emotions to the surface.

Their mouths grew more desperate with a need neither one of them seemed to be able to control. Marley ripped his clothes off easily beneath her fingers. Shocked, he paused, looking down at her. The vibrant green of her eyes was glowing. Something told him he should stop, but he couldn’t. He wanted her more than ever.

Pulling at the silk of her gown, he felt it fall apart in his hand. His lips connected with her nipple, causing her to cry out. Biting down gently, he pulled it between his teeth. A moan accompanying her hand gripping into his hair only encouraged him and drove him faster.